This creamy, smooth pinot
has a hearty flavor – nothing wimpy here. This wine - the namesake of the late
actor Fred MacMurray – has a soft black-cherry flavor seeping through.

It's common on restaurant
menus, so if you see this amid many other options, it's a fine choice. No
tannins, just silky smooth, and versatile with food or as a stand-alone sipper.

What better time to sip a
wine named for an actor than this week, with the Academy Awards scheduled for
Sunday, March 2.

(This would be wonderful to
sip while watching one of MacMurray's best movies, the 1944 classic "Double
Indemnity.")

"Warmer weather moved in
at the beginning of fall, creating the ideal conditions for harvest," according
to winemakers' notes about the climate at growing time. Also the grapes were
destemmed, not crushed, which leads to a rich color and flavor, the winemaker
says.

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